The current PCFG Consortium Board is comprised of six people, who will hold these positions until January 2027.
Jonathan Scordino (Chair) – Makah Fisheries Management
Mark Sawyer (Vice-Chair) – The Whales of Clayoquot & Barkley
John Calambokidis – Cascadia Research Collective
Kia Hayes – NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Aimée Lang – NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Leigh Torres – GEMM Lab, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University
Elections of Board members will occur every two years. The Board will be composed of six members, including a Chair and Vice-Chair. It is encouraged that the Board includes diverse representation from various sectors including academia, database curators and contributors, representatives of government agencies with oversight of PCFG whales (i.e., Canada, Mexico, USA), and Indian Tribes or First Nations that study and manage gray whale populations. The roles and responsibilities of board include review new membership, coordinate activities of the Consortium including organization of the Annual Meetings and establishment of meeting agendas, oversee the Consortium website, manage Consortium finances, encourage collaboration and transparency, and evaluate Statements of Project Intent and provide non-binding feedback on suggested collaborators and approaches to reduce any potential project redundancy.
